Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Acipenseridae | Acipenser oxyrinchus | Mitchill | 1815 | Atlantic Sturgeon |
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Unique Characters: Bony plates present between anal fin and midlateral scutes. Mouth small and oval shaped.
Acipenser mouthsSimilar Species:
Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum. Bony plates absent between anal fin and the midlateral scutes. Mouth large and M-shaped.
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum
Gallery
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – Mouth
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – Post Anal Scutes
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – Dorsal View
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – juvenile
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus – juvenile
